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The Story Department Est. 2009 · Karel Segers
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Section N · Story & Structure 348 entries 26 August 2026

Story & Structure

The craft of telling a story starts with structure skills.

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  1. Arcs and Endings (1)

    The finest writing not only reveals true character, but arcs or changes to that inner nature, for better or worse.…

    2 min
  2. Structural Overviews: Why?

    Right after learning the principles of structure, it will be hard to apply them to your own work immediately. Better…

    1 min
  3. Inciting Incident: Planting the Bomb

    Keeping the audience interested throughout the 'setup' is a major challenge as professional readers won't last until the Inciting Incident…

    4 min
  4. POV: Ratatouille’s Deleted Scene

    RATATOUILLE has 1 (one) deleted scene. It is a long, uninterrupted travel from a wide establishing shot of the Paris…

    2 min
  5. Blade Runner: The 8 Mins First Act

    If you want to be a professional screenwriter, be open to spoilers. Furthermore, be open to the weaknesses in your…

    4 min
  6. Inciting Incident: Event, not Action.

    When talking about story structure, many people talk about where exactly in the story the structural element needs to happen.…

    3 min